MLK honored as thousands march to ‘keep the dream going’ VIEW
At events ranging from a jubilant concert to a solemn wreath-laying, admirers around the country took time to both reflect on King’s legacy and discuss...
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, thousands gather and march through Seattle
Monday's MLK Jr. march was one of many events in the Puget Sound area and across the nation honoring the civil-rights leader.
Puget Sound-area buses to pause briefly on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The pause, which is scheduled for 4:04 p.m. and is to last up to 50 seconds, will serve as a moment of reflection and remembrance...
As in King’s time, civil-rights progress still requires fighting lies and promoting truth | Jerry Large
It is still very necessary to speak truth to move society toward greater justice. We haven’t reached MLK’s mountain top. But we’re getting there.
Remembering Rosa Parks: Words of wisdom from ‘mother of the civil rights movement’ VIEW
When the civil rights icon refused to give up her seat for a white man on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 1,...
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